AUTODESK REVIT VS REVIT LT
COMPARE AUTODESK REVIT VS REVIT LT
Compare the features of Revit® and Revit® LT, and learn which CAD software is the right solution for your design workflow.
Revit® software includes additional features and functionality such as worksharing, analysis, and in-product rendering.
Revit LT® is more cost-effective, streamlined BIM software.
Plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure with powerful tools for Building Information Modeling.
Price Autodesk Revit
$2545 / year
USE FOR:
- Modeling building components
- Analyzing and simulating systems and structures
- Iterating and visualizing designs
- Generating design documentation for fabrication or construction
WHAT IT DOES:
- Offers BIM features for architectural design, structural engineering, and MEP engineering and fabrication
- Imports, exports, and links data with formats including IFC, DWG™, DGN, and PDF
- Includes tools for:
- 3D design visualization
- Reinforcement detailing
- Linking with steel detailing
DEPLOYMENT AND INSTALLTION:
- Standalone Installation
- Network deployment
CONSTRUCTION MODELING:
- Parts
- Assemblies
STRUCTURAL MODELING:
- Structural walls, floor slab
- Structural foundation wall and Isolated
- Structural columns, beams, and braces
- Slanted columns
- Trusses
- Advanced Steel Connections for Revit*
- Reinforcement, Rebar modeling
ARCHITECTURAL MODELING:
- Walls, curtain walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, and columns
- Loadable family components (Doors, windows, etc.)
- Design options
- Rooms and areas
- Site modeling
- Stairs and ramps
- Railings
MEP MODELING:
- HVAC duct systems
- Mechanical Equipment
- Piping and plumbing systems
- Fabrication Parts
- Electrical and lighting systems
ADVANCED MODELING:
- Create groups for repeating elements
- Family editor environment
- In-place modeling (Walls only for Revit LT)
- Shaped Edited Floors and Roofs
- Global Parameters
- Conceptual massing, adaptive components
COLLABORATION:
- Interference check, copy/monitor
- Worksharing (multiuser environment)
- Shared coordinates among projects
- Revit Server
LINKING AND WORKING WITH OTHER REVIT FILES:
- Open and work with all Revit file types (RVT, RFA, RTE created in Revit or Revit LT)
- Link files from other Revit applications
- Tag and schedule elements in link files
- Copy/Paste elements from links
- Customize the visibility of linked models
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API):
- Application programming interface (API) SDK
- 3rd Party API add-ins
- Macros
- Dynamo for Revit
Produce architectural designs and documentation with more cost-effective, streamlined BIM software.
Price Autodesk Revit LT
$475 / year
USE FOR:
- Designing and documenting building projects using BIM
- Generating 3D views
- Producing BIM deliverables
WHAT IT DOES
- 3D modeling in BIM
- Design documentation
- Design file exchange with Revit software users
DEPLOYMENT AND INSTALLTION:
- Standalone Installation
CONSTRUCTION MODELING:
- N/A
STRUCTURAL MODELING:
- Structural walls, floor slab
- Structural foundation wall and Isolated
- Structural columns, beams, and braces
ARCHITECTURAL MODELING:
- Walls, curtain walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, and columns
- Loadable family components (Doors, windows, etc.)
- Design options
- Rooms and areas
- Site modeling
- Stairs and ramps
- Railings
MEP MODELING:
- N/A
ADVANCED MODELING:
- Create groups for repeating elements
- Family editor environment
- In-place modeling (Walls only for Revit LT)
COLLABORATION:
- N/A
LINKING AND WORKING WITH OTHER REVIT FILES:
- Open and work with all Revit file types (RVT, RFA, RTE created in Revit or Revit LT)
- Link files from other Revit applications
- Tag and schedule elements in link files
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API):
- N/A
